Giving Life to the Heirloom - Part 1 of 2 

Julian: "I'm going to use Bel-" Me: "B E L G I A N L I N E N N N N N N N N N ! ! !"

Julian: "now we're gonna take this painting to the hot table." Table:* blushes*

I want a valentines card that says " *I need you like Julian needs his hot table* "

"Oh this painting's not too bad really, just kinda dirty" 30 minutes later: ｏｈ ｎｏ

Julian: I'm roasting everybody. I'll roast you, I'll roast past conservators, I'll roast myself

Julian has now broken the fourth wall, hes become self aware

What's cool is the owners have a visual record now of their painting being restored adding to the history.

In Julian’s heaven, a multitude of artists will come up to him and say, “Thank You!”

Those delicate eyelashes and soft hairs, the original artist was so talented. I'm glad to see the painting getting so much respect now.

You know, I'm grateful to the various owners of the paintings that Julian has shown, for allowing him *to* show them. He mentioned a while back that he always asks the owners if he can feature their paintings in RU-vid videos, and I'm glad so many said yes. Letting him feature their paintings lets him show us all the many and varied and interesting elements of art conservation. I hope they watch the videos, so they know that we're grateful.

I got really emotional when he finally removed the varnish from her eyes. They seemed to start to come back to life as the varnish came off. Beautiful work.

When that resin comes off. . . I feel like alot of people think back to the past/olden times and think of them in sepia tones, more and more covered over with dust and grime the further back one goes - What you're doing here (Aside from saving this gorgeous painting/Family Heriloom, which in and of itself is a worthy thing), it's like. . . Showing us that. . These people didn't live in Sepia tones, there was no layer of grime over their eyes - Everything was Bright, Colorful, -Real-, like how it is for Us, Now - By doing this, I think you also show that these people of our past. . . were just like us, really, the same - More than what you get from history classes you take to pass tests and move on. Thank you for documenting your work, and for ALL the work you do /u\ It does not go unappreciated.

That cleaning was like watching a person come out of a deep depression.

Mom: "Why are you crying?" Me: "Waaaah beautiful child emerging from varnish haze to peer into my soul with the world's most beautiful eyes."

when you removed the varnish from her eyes, I gasped aloud. She has tear ducts and eyelashes and the daintiest eyebrows that would never have been visible under all that varnish. You’re doing the Lords work Julian

the différence is just like my daughters before and after chocolate ice cream, only the other way round !

Me: “is he doing an ad transition?” Narrator Julian: “are you doing an ad lead-in?” **screams ensue**

Quarantine has finally set in, Julian is now arguing with his future self.

“bad work makes things easier for me” **shudders in elmers glue flashbacks**

Does it ever make you sad that some was this talented, and we have no idea who they were, what their story was? That they maybe never got the recognition they deserved for their work..? It’s kind of magical at the same time, this painting is almost like a photograph, and I’m sure it took the artist a long time... 🤯🤯🤯❤️❤️❤️

I think at some point you should make a compilation video where you explain all these "Ask me how I know!" stories! It would be really fascinating to hear, and I firmly believe that it is through failure we learn the most, so it's also interesting to hear how you bounced back from those things going wrong 🙂

The Waxed Tacks sounds like a great band name

I imagine the spirit of the artist standing over your shoulder and watching, gasping, tears in their eyes and joy in their hearts, to see their art come back to life and to see how much you respect their painstaking work.

Julian: "I'm using a dry sponge because it's not abrasive enough to damage the paint" Ammo NYC: "Everything is abrasive to the paint. The best cleaning is looking angrily at the dirt until it feels unwelcome and leaves!"

Everybody gangsta til Julian clone himself

Can't you just hear all of the Old Masters sighing with relief: "It's okay, Baumgartner is here."

Let's be honest, we all got addicted after watching 1 or 2 of his videos

I swear the music during the cleaning portion was The Music of the Night.

Julien angrily roasting old conservators gives me life

Me when 3 pairs of hands show up: Oh damn Julien managed to hire assistants during covid? Julien's editing skills: no❤

28:40 had me crying bro, that full unvarnished reveal and that frickin piano music got me. It really makes you apreciate the work that went in to the restoration, and the actual painting itself

Oh my god. The beauty when the varnish was off her eyes. The painting was amazing. It popped. It showed her eyelashes and eyebrows and it was so beautiful. Like a breath of fresh air.

_"Executed with grace, skill and sensitivity"_ I sense a decimating roasting coming...

I have to say this artist has absolutely gotten my respect, especially because they painted in what almost all other artists in the same timeframe/style decide not to paint in; EYELASHES. The eyes look so unnatural without eyelashes, and these look so gorgeous.

Me, who was just chanting Washi Kozo : “hmmm yes facing wouldn’t add anything I see now”

When he first started cleaning the line between her dress and her skin I was SHOCKED at how BEAUTIFUL the skin tones were. What a LOVELY painting! How marvelous that the owners will get to see it for real

I know it's not a simple thing you do, Julian. But in a way, it is. And it moves me. This is someone's daughter. Someone loved this little girl enough that they had a portrait made of her. And over the years, her memory had dimmed. And you brought her back to the light. To life. They say a person only truly dies when the last person who knew them forgets. And you've ensured this little girl will not meet that fate. We may never know her name, but we know who she is now. And that is a priceless gift.

As her eyes were being uncovered, I thought to myself, "Now she can breathe." What a lovely painting.

Him talking to himself is a big mood.

Knowing that this is an heirloom with huge significance to a family was really interesting to think about while watching this video. Imagine how the family must have felt seeing it when it was returned to them. It must look like a whole new painting to them, especially the younger generations who have only seen it like we originally did. Imagine what they must go through as they watch this video, too - watching as the painting they know and love be brightened up and made whole again right before their eyes. Julian, excellent work as always. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Us while he’s cleaning the sitter: yay 🥰 Us while he’s cleaning the background: 😱

I didn't think it was possible for a professional youtuber whos videos are already top shelf perfection to get any better. you have upgraded to something entirely even better. This man deserves a platinum play button. Thank you for continuing to bring elegance, education and intelligence to youtube. We need more content creators like this.

When you swabbed over her nose it almost felt wrong, like my brain said “thats a face, you cant do that to noses theyre not that flat!” Really beautiful

Yesterday I was watching the latest Chateau Diaries video and they were swooning over a painting of flowers and all I could think of was that the colours under the old varnish must be so much more beautiful than what we could see 🙄😅😆. Thank you Julian 😂

How many Julians do you need to restore a painting? Answer: all of them.

This guy's about to make a whole family burst into tears of joy.

It's like the artist painted each individual piece of hair with a microscopic brush and it's beautiful.

I love it when he makes little skits and segues for ads, it brings me such joy!! I like to think of him, outlining how he's going to film and writing a little script, and then laughing to himself. Like "haha, that's pretty funny! I think they'll like that! Maybe?". We do Julian, We do :)

during the cleaning of this one , I shed a tear at how beautiful this was but also for what was lost . who ever the artist was, they did beautiful work . the hair looked so delicate and fine, you can feel the softness of it

I always get so emotional when you clean the eyes. It's just such a privilege to see the painting come to life again and see what the artist intended. Honestly makes me tear up every time

I kinda love how the painting is so damaged, it just shows that it has been in a home full of life, kids, accidents and love to keep it even when it was so damaged

Watching the eyes light up under the cleaning was incredible. It is a shame the original artist is unknown. The painting is fantastic.

Half the fun of these videos is Julian's lead-in to the ads. He's very creative and I believe he enjoys trying to slide them in very smoothly. It just adds to my enjoyment of these fascinating stories.

Me: *looking at the flaking paint* I smell Washi Kozo coming... Julian: I don't feel that the facing is going to provide any benefit Me: :O

Love the beginning shots of showing the painting in different lights to fully display its problems. It exaggerates the problems and allows to see them with an untrained eye.

To see the transformation of her face is extraordinary! The artist, whoever he or she was, had a beautiful eye for color.

Julian: 5 mercury inches Me: Good choice, just what I would have chosen

"With almost no effort" Me feeling clever: It still took three of you. 😂 (Boo, I know)

The artistry of this painting is exquisite. Just think; there was a true master out there and no one knows their name.

I listen to these while I work on my schoolwork / graphic design classes, and it's so soothing to have Julian working as my "body double." Totally helps me focus while I'm doing my own art.

My day is instantly better now, thank you.

Julian: waxing philosophical about wax and tacks Me: how many whacks does a waxed tack take til the wax on the tack will cake

Good job Julian, you’ve successfully freaked me out with the hands (I know that’s probably what you wanted). I was like “ooooh he has help! That’s nice of the other person. Maybe he took on an apprentice- or two,ha ha.....or....w H a T?!?!” Then I saw the watch and the cuff of your shirt I was filled with so much relief 😅

That fourth wall break leading into the ad was the best segway I have ever seen. I watched the ad all the way through.

I just realized why I love Baumgartner videos: they feel like museum display videos. Like I’ve sat down on a short little bench in a section set off from some paintings and a sculpture on a pedestal, the voiceover coming from the wall as I and two other patrons (one who is creepily standing against the wall, one who’s more resting their feet than watching) learn about the conservation of one of the paintings on the opposite wall. In the pandemic, it particularly scratches an itch and I just love it

"As we move into an ultraviolet photograph, we can see the sins of the past revealed bare..." Hoo boy, I can just tell Julian is going to be really critical of the last restorer during this twosome. 😂

Julian has the best ad transitions ever. he's not trying to sell us something, he makes us feel like we need it. XD

Hey Julian, I'd love to hear what year some of these paintings were made in, it would be really interesting to know how you would decipher the age too based on techniques used or how it was previously restored.

“In addition, well it’s quite dirty” Yassssss long cleaning scene coming up!

Julian: Anyhow, on to the cleaning Everyone else: Finally RU-vid matrix: Hummmm.....lets put a commercial right here as the swab touches the painting

Whoever she is, I hope she lived a beautiful life.

Ι love whenever he says "ask me how I know" cause we see he's good now but he wasn't this good in the past and learned from his mistakes, which is a pretty valuable lesson

I just imagine some art restorer in like hundreds of years watching this video, because they’re working on the same piece many years later and figuring out what was done last time it was restored 💀💀

As soon as you start removing those dinky, amber coloured varnish from the ear, I almost cried. The colour was so delicate and done with such skill. I look forward to your saving this beautiful work.

Julian: So what is the impetus for investing in this painting's conservation? Me: Because your client paid you to? Julian: Well, this painting is the physical vessel for emotion, memory, and experience. Me: And also because your client paid you to, right?

If I was the owner of that painting, after the cleaning I think I'd cry happy tears. It's so beautiful

I wish there was an art restoration play kit that comes with a dirty painting that you restorate so that i could be a conservator for a day

I think it's becoming canon that there is actually multiple Julians.

THAT cleaning part was the most satisfying thing ever omg!!!

Speaking as something of a painter myself I must say the artist, whomever they may be, did delightful work. The name is not important, I'm glad this lovely work has found it's way in to the hands of a conservator of your talent and care before it was lost. I can only hope there may be a day where one of my paintings might inspire such attention. Thank you.

I have to say that the moment of revealing the child's face brought me to the point of tears. I have led a hard soldier's life and yet found myself almost overwhelmed. Thank you for knowing when to be silent. HenriLeroi

Slowly revealing that child’s eyes was, for me, a moment of pure poetry. Thank you.

“This painting is the physical vessel for emotion, memory and experience.” Go Julian! It’s almost scary how her eyes become so bright and alive after cleaning.

Julian has the most soothing voice. Reminds me of my art history professor. I could listen to him talk about conservation and art all day.

Is anyone else wondering if Julian enjoyed his glass of water?

Did anyone else's heart skip a beat when he said the painting was really dirty? Couldnt wait for him to clean it.

I love how you said "superfluous and unnecessary" in the same sentence.

I am so glad they sent her to you. She is breathtakingly beautiful. When you cleaned her eye's she came to life. I wish we had some back ground on her. Can't wait for the next part!

Julian: So, are you going to play something from the Titanic soundtrack or Phantom of the Opera? Pianist: yes.

can you imagine the owners of this painting looking at the painting for maybe their whole life, loved it and cherished it and then they get clean and crispy "new" painting that looks almost like a totally new thing, not their old and loved painting, and then they can watch this video and see that the beauty was seriously trapped under that ugly coat and all the time they were admiring the "lie" that the previous conservatist and old varnish and dust did to it. Mybe its the great great grandma on the painting portrayed by perhaps her father, so it must have heavy impact on the owners,. who can remember their ancestors.

I wonder if the artist or the sitter ever thought that someone on the future would treat this painting so gently and with so much care

watching the eyes being revealed is just amazing. The painting is just so beautiful

That little girl was the love of a father or mother’s heart, they loved her so much they had her painted to remember her at this age. When I look at this painting, I can see my little girl and how I selfishly wish she stays 3 yo for a long time.

In this episode: Julian gets down to waxed tacks.

i'm obsessed with this beautiful mellow piano cover from the phantom of the opera

Beautiful work. You give back so much to the owners when you restore the art from so long ago. I wish I had known of such a career in the 1970's. Seeing your results lights a fire in me. My great grandmother's photo that hung in my home while growing up had my attention from a young age. In a lovely oval frame with a doomed glass cover. She was photos at 16 years wearing a dress, costume, that she had sewn for herself. She had be trained as a seamstress, she was beautiful with her long hair draped in an unusual style. She eventually bore 8 children, 4 girls who all learned seamstressing in varying degrees and worked in the profession for some years. My father learned from his mother & grand mother, & likely aunts, the fine arts of sewing and other needle carts as he was a sickly child and was not able to run and play like most boys. He was well set to dress my mother & their 5 children, 2 boys, 3 girls. (I am the 'baby'!) Mom could sew, as well, but she let dad take the stage and praise of all the admiration of which there was much. One sister and I were the only ones to carry the family gene for sewing. I try all manner of needle work & do accomplish most in varying degrees to my satisfaction. My eldest daughter was not willing to learn to sew from me, she went off to study fashion design at The New Brunswick Community College for Craft and Design in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The school was not founded until after I would have been a willing student. I even had a sister in the city at the time. It was not to be for me. My daughter and a friend have their own design business, they specialize in mermaid swim wear. So, I do believe the art carries on through genetics. I always wanted to get into that picture of my great-grandmother and remove the years of accumilated dust, my mother says I can have the picture any time. Mom will be 93 yrs in a few days, she knew the lady in the photo with her lightly rose tinted cheeks, Maude Alice Mazeroll(e) Russell. I want to hang her portrait in my sewing room.

Julian: *begins cleaning the rest of the painting* Me, seeing all that damage being revealed: “Oh...” 😢

That ad lead-in was smoother than the surface of the painting

What a gorgeous, gorgeous painting! I hope this artist painted many portraits. They had a really delicate touch.

when he was cleaning the painting with the piano in the background and he got to the eyes and they really started coming to life as the piano slowed down man...... that hit me hard